By William Mackay: Well it looks like WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) won’t be fighting Australian Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s) next after all. Khan revealed on his twitter page that he doesn’t plan on fighting Katsidis next, saying “Morning all, just for your information, I ain’t fighting Michael Katsidis and we ain’t even got him in our mix.” It’s nice to know there is mix and not just one opponent dialed in already.
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Prediction: Khan will face Katsidis in April
By William Mackay: The struggling Australian Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s) and his manager/trainer Brendon Smith have made it no secret that they want to face World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) next. On paper, it’s a huge mismatch, as Katsidis has lost three out of his last seven fights and has pretty much been smacked down every time he steps it up against a really good fighter. Katsidis won’t be much of a threat of denting Khan’s glass jaw compared to other fighters.
Would Khan have been knocked out by Maidana if Cortez had been less involved?
By William Mackay: I can’t help wondering what would have happened in the Marcos Maidana vs. Amir Khan title fight if referee Joe Cortez had simply let Maidana and Khan keep fighting in the 10th, 11th and 12th rounds when Maidana had Khan hurt and was tagging him with pulverizing shots with Khan backed against the ropes and often holding onto one of Maidana’s arms.
So Prescott and Brook aren’t good for Khan but Lamont Peterson is?
By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t know what the world is coming to. Here we have two perfectly serviceable knockout artists in Breidis Prescott and Kell Brook just begging to get a shot against WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan, and yet neither of them are likely to get selected by Khan. You can probably guess why they’re not going to get selected.
Amir Khan and Kell Brook make up on twitter
By William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan and Kell Brook have been battling back and forth recently in the media with both saying they got the better of each other in sparring years ago when they both were amateurs. Brook came out today with his version of what took place in their sparring sessions, saying that he had given Khan “a hiding”.
Warren says Khan needs to fight at least three times in 2011
By Sean McDaniel: British promoter Frank Warren says WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) needs to fight at least three times in 2011. Warrant used to promote Khan and always had him busy with fights in order for him to continue to progress as a fighter.
Kell Brook said he used to give Khan a serious whipping
By William Mackay: Number #1 ranked World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight contender Kell Brook (23-0, 16 KO’s) has a different slant on what took place in his sparring sessions with Amir Khan back when they were amateurs five years ago. Khan recently hinted on his twitter that he had handled Brook during their sparring sessions, saying “Frank Warren has offered me Kell Brook. Ask him what I used to do to him in sparring.”
Rafael in favor of Khan fighting Prescott again
By Scott Gilfoid: ESPN writer Dan Rafael is strongly in favor of WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan facing his former conqueror Breidis Prescott in a long awaited rematch next year in Khan’s next fight in April instead of Lamont Peterson. Khan’s fans are totally against him fighting Prescott and want him to stay a million miles away from the hard punching knockout artist. Now why would that be? Are Khan’s fans trying to save him from being knocked out again?
Will anyone be surprised if Khan winds up getting beaten twice in 2011?
By William Mackay: Even if WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) is carefully matched in 2011, I can still see him getting beaten twice before the year is up. I think his recent “win” over Marcos Maidana took something out of him, making him more perceptible to getting hurt in the future when he gets hit on the noggin. Khan will be fine as long as his legs hold out and he can run like the dickens from his opponents, but once those wheels wear out in his fights, he’s going to probably get knocked cold.
Should Maidana fight the Bradley-Alexander winner instead of Khan?
By William Mackay: I think HBO would really help themselves if they pushed to have Argentinian knockout artist Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) face the winner of the Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander bout instead of WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan. Think of it it like this way: By having Maidana fight Bradley or Alexander first, it would give boxing fans another chance to see the division’s most exciting fighter – Maidana – and then possibly set up a rematch between Khan and Maidana should Maidana beat the Alexander-Bradley winner.